Handbooks
Minerals Revenue Reporter Handbook
Release 4.0, dated 6/4/2020
Searchable Table of Contents, Chapters, Supplemental Information, and Contact View Complete Handbook
Minerals Production Reporter Handbook
Release 3.0, dated 6/25/2020
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Please note that ONRR recently updated reporting guidance for selected appendices within the production handbook with a revision date of June 25, 2020. However, the remaining material in the production handbook remains unchanged with a revision date of September 15, 2014. We are in the process of modifying the production handbook to improve the search capability and handbook design. Once we complete our handbook modifications, all pages within the production handbook will have a revision date of June 25, 2020.
- Chapter 1 - About This Handbook
- Chapter 2 - Reporting Requirements
- Chapter 3 - Electronic Reporting
- Chapter 4 - How to Interpret Your Reference Information Reports
- Chapter 5 - How to Complete the OGOR
- Chapter 6 - How To Complete the PASR
- Chapter 7 - Liquid and Gas Verification Systems ~ How to Interpret Information/ Document Requests
- Appendix A - ONRR Operator Number
- Appendix B - ONRR Lease, Unit, or Communitization Number
- Appendix C - Production Month Codes
- Appendix D - Action Codes
- Appendix E - Location Method Codes
- Appendix F - API Well Number
- Appendix G - Producing Interval Codes
- Appendix H - Well Codes
- Appendix I - Disposition/Adjustment Codes
- Appendix J - Facility/Measurement Point Number
- Appendix K - Commingling Codes
- Appendix L - Product Codes
- Appendix M - Explanation of Schematic Symbols
- Appendix N - (Reserved)
- Appendix O - Contact Information
Solid Minerals Reporter Handbook
Release 2.0, dated 6/2020
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- Chapter 1 - About This Handbook
- Chapter 2 - Reporting Overview
- Chapter 3 - Form ONRR-4430 Field Descriptions and Explanations
- Chapter 4 - Production and Royalty Report (P&R), Form ONRR-4430
- Chapter 5 - Original P&R
- Chapter 6 - Value Adjustment
- Chapter 7 - Other Obligations
- Chapter 8 - Volume/Value Adjustment Report
- Chapter 9 - Volume/Value Allocation Tools
Email Solids Reference at onrrsolidmineralreferencedata@onrr.gov or call your Solid Minerals Contact
Geothermal Payor Handbooks

The ONRR Geothermal Payor Handbook is divided into two volumes- Geothermal Payor Handbook-Class 1 Leases and Geothermal Payor Handbook- Class 2 & 3 Leases.
In order to know which volume to use, we have written this short guide for those who need help determining which class of geothermal lease they have.
View GuideA. To determine if you have a Class 1 lease, the following are ways to find out:
1. Look at Section 2 Royalties of the lease terms on your geothermal lease, which will be form
#3200-24. It will say: “Royalty rates on production are: 10 percent for steam, heat, or energy; 5
percent for byproducts; and 5 percent for demineralized water.”
2. Have you had your lease since before August 8, 2005 and has it not been converted to the new
EPAct 2005 royalty terms?
3.Do you pay royalties using the “netback method”, or, if direct use, the “alternative fuel
method”?
If any of these apply, use the Geothermal Payor Handbook- Class 1 Leases
B. To determine if you have a Class 2 lease, the following are ways to find out:
1. Look at Section 2(a) Royalties of your lease, which will be form 3200-24(a). It will say:
“Royalty rates for geothermal resources produced for the commercial generation of electricity but
not sold in an arm’s length transaction are: 1.75 percent for the first 10 years of production and
3.5 percent after the first 10 years.”
2. Did you acquire your geothermal lease after August 8, 2005?
3. Do you pay royalties using the “percent of gross proceeds method”, or, if direct use, using the
ONRR Direct Use Fees Schedule?
If any of these apply, use the Geothermal Payor Handbook- Class 2 & 3 Leases
To determine if you have a Class 3 lease, the following are ways to find out:
3 Look at Section 2(a) Royalties of your lease, which will be form 3200-24(a). It will say:
“Royalty rates for geothermal resources produced for the commercial generation of electricity but
not sold in an arm’s length transaction are: 1.75 percent for the first 10 years of production and
3.5 percent after the first 10 years” If it was converted while producing, the royalty rates may be
a different percent of gross proceeds which would have been determined by your local BLM office.
Check with them.
4. Did you convert your geothermal lease to the new EPAct 2005 royalty terms after August, 2005?
Again, if you don’t know, check with your local BLM office.
5. Do you pay royalties using the “percent of gross proceeds method”, or, if direct use, using the
ONRR Direct Use Fees Schedule?
If any of these apply, use the Geothermal Payor Handbook- Class 2 & 3 Leases
Geothermal Payor Handbook Class 1 Leases
Dated 9/1/2017
Geothermal Payor Handbook - Class 1 Leases Entire Handbook
- Chapter 1 - About This Handbook
- Chapter 2 - Valuation Overview
- Chapter 3 - Valuation Standards for Electrical Generation
- Chapter 4 - Gross Proceeds Less Applicable Deductions or Netback Valuation for Electrical Generation (Not Arm's Length Sales of the Geothermal Resource)
- Chapter 5 - Valuation Standards for Direct Use
- Chapter 6 - Byproduct Valuation
Geothermal Payor Handbook Class 2 & 3 Leases
Dated 9/1/2017
Geothermal Payor Handbook - Class 2 & 3 Leases Entire Handbook
Oil and Gas Payor Handbooks
Oil and Gas Indian Payor Handbook
ONRR is updating the Oil and Gas Federal Payor Handbook and creating a new Oil and Gas Indian Payor Handbook (link above) to provide guidance based on the most current regulatory language, Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) rulings, and applicable judicial decisions. If you have any questions about the content of the existing handbook or questions regarding valuation for royalty purposes, please contact ONRR Royalty Valuation at royaltyvaluation@onrr.gov.
- AC72 - Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases - October 2000
- AD04 - Federal Oil Valuation - May 2004
- AC30 - Accounting Relief for Marginal Properties - September 2004
- AD05 - Federal Gas Valuation (formerly AC02) - March 2005
- AD00 - Indian Oil Valuation - December 2007
- AA15 - Indian Oil Valuation Amendments - July 2016